Telegram-herald., 1887-11-14

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sen bad bssa rad by tbe rector. Rev.
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ssning st TIE bsglismsl fon. Whi.s
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las a. g01lstasr aaa Ars Llega Ellezs4 s0e
nietaer sIa making tie res p0ases. lie
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slon Vi the chsisSenlug as = tgxt and spoke
z201t &s.fo.ioss
4 gladly lsy aside this morning my pre-
p3re2 ssTazob, aBd ln pace of Jg e4prsss 70
Ycu ulost grateiuliy t1S InrihlDg plszsars
sith hieh have J-st stlala1stsssa tie
sacrament oi noly baptism. i rejoice thai
ne have Ia tAls congregation paEsats Who
e0af.rm 20 the enQfeA's ordsr and present
their chiidEen IoI this all-impOrtSBt
orcinznce ~ tie time ana place
nincant meaning that the churcn
occasions. holy baptism sholad be adminls-
tered puoiiciy on Sunday Ia the church
NheA Tie congTe CATION Is ASSEMBLE for
the worship or God. TIE a1ministra-
ton OF baptism Is the preach
ing OF sermons. The nrst has spoken
isr more effectively than could the pulpit.
Ihese children, rather than the preacher,
sfe now teachers to-day. by brethren. who
could have forbidden water that these lit
A. -
| Men rUch 10 register as citizens OF this
country and rightly seize its privileges.
Baptism Is our registration into Gods
kingdom Should We neglect spiritually
what 50 earnestly We do politically B4p-
usn IS no Idle form. IL is dedication To
| bod, II Is citizenship IN his kingdom; il Is
= means OF grace, II Is regeu Grafton; =
| spiritual change or condition which
ilgaty used will result in
nofa change OF heart, even the
CONVERSION oil the spirit. TOaay's Daptisms
teach Us parents that ii there is an unbap-
Used enid within our household. We delay
| not longer To present the little ones to our
| heavenly Father, who suffers them To
come unto" him. Let fathers and mothers
ask their conscience this day why am
! keeping my child from the churchs FAM
| ily?' The answer will result in imitation
OF what these parents have done today,
! 1Hch lOul NHi4Ilch Will oc as theirs, IN the
church blessed and cared Tor by God. But
there Is another teaching IN puolic baptism.
Not only is il designed to teach that
The unoaptized be baptized, but that
the bapused lives as becomes it.
Ii reminds you of your baptism and of the
| solemn vow you made or was made for you
ia that holy sacrament You promised
God that you would renounce the devil the
world and the flesh. On that promise you
gained admission. received as member
and relied upon 10 be faithful. Have Won
been sol Your name on a scrap OF paper is
as sale as your bond, because your word
anu your honor are pledged. Men trust
you and honorably your obligations 10
them are kept. viii you treat God other
wise ere ours 10 Him to be treated
as optional In their force? Shall we
keep or not keep just as we please the
promises we made unto God? | cannot be
leve that any honorable man will treat God
with less respect than he treats his fellow
man; this being SO, then we have the con.
noence that With men of honor a baptized
man means a Christian man, true TO hi.
vow and tirm to his obligation. The deal
children l baptized today have taught US
those lessons, let us learn them and prac.
tice them; then we shall know somewhat
the meaning OF that saying, "a little child
shall lead them"